Catherine Cortez Masto

Catherine Cortez Masto (29 March 1964-) was a member of the US Senate from Nevada (D) from 3 January 2017, succeeding Harry Reid.

Biography
Catherine Cortez Masto was born in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1964 to a family of Mexican descent. She graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno and Gonzaga University School of Law, and she worked for four years as a civil attorney in Las Vegas. She went on to work as a criminal prosecutor for the US Attorney's Office in Washington DC, and she served as Attorney General of Nevada from 1 January 2007 to 5 January 2015, succeeding George Chanos and preceding Adam Laxalt. In 2017, she defeated Republican Party politician Joe Heck to succeed outgoing senator Harry Reid, and she became the first woman senator from Nevada and the first Hispanic woman elected to serve in the US Senate.